Houkago Kitaku Biyori - Ch. 66 - Let's Be Honest

[benshapiro]

He passed the interview.

 

[TNT261]

I knew Columbo was popular in Japan, but not that they made their own shows inspired by it.

The dad has terrible taste in shows. Wdym you get the culprit at the start?

That's so many past and ongoing crime shows... the point is that the audience knows, and you're watching the investigator figure out either how the criminal did it or how to get the criminal on the hook. It's about the drama and psychological maneuvering back & forth between the investigative lead and essentially villian of the week. Trying to outwit a specific antagonist each episode instead of working a crime with various suspects and both the audience and characters in the show not knowing anything until the climax. It is really interesting. Though it'd be all kinds of illegal in real life since the investigator gets a really good "hunch" on who they think did it at the start and then spends the whole episode trying to get that person to slip up. A lot of times endings can feel like entrapment and there'd be a real case for harassment throughout the episode.

 

[bakanisan]

Next chapter would probably be meeting mother in law then.

 

[coyote_vdb]

Thanks for the translation.

 

[buffalosauce]

I swear chokki's gonna find these two like walking out of an arcade together someday lmao

 

[000063]

The dad has terrible taste in shows. Wdym you get the culprit at the start?

It's a very old format.

Turns the bad guy into the protagonist who's trying to fend off the investigator, who becomes the antagonist.

It's like watching a horror movie; you know the monster is sniffing around, but you don't know HOW it's gonna get the last girl.

 

[BreadGyarados]

It's funny that Chokki's dad has to tell Shun not to bleach his hair blonde, what if he wants to go super saiyan?

 

[Siddy00]

Amazing. Simply amazing.

Thanks for the chapter!

 

[MrSergio]

how does this series keep getting better and better, duuuude

 

[Db12425]

Reminds me of Horimya, where the dad shows up with a similar personality to his daughter, and is just happy to be along for the ride lol

 

[Seetee]

Thank you for the translation!

Love how Shun has to calm himself down a bit after the roller coaster ride with the father, so he stays by her bed and just watch her sleep. So sweet!

 

[undeadclown]

The dad has terrible taste in shows. Wdym you get the culprit at the start?

You don’t deserve Columbo.

 

[Nemo2342]

I desperately want to see what Mom is like now.

 

[MrQ]

I have to say Chokki's dad might just be the cutest dad in all of manga- I see where she gets it from. Also I love how his overanalysis of Shun makes sense in hindsight once you learn he's a detective show fan.

Maybe I've just not read enough romcoms, but it was really nice to see an anime parent be concerned and investigative while also being trusting and reasonable to their child and their child's crush once they learn everything's okay. It felt refreshingly subversive here, and I hope this means the mangaka had nice parents like this growing up, haha.

It gives me really high expectations for what Chokki's mom is going to be like!

 

[tncafe]

the autism daughter and the adhd dad 🔥 🔥 🔥

 

[74HC595]

wait are we supposed to be empathising with the dad?

 

[JoeKerr]

Dad is just happy to have a guy to do guy things with.

"The troll bursts through the ruined door into the ancient crypt with a blood curdling scream, it brandishes a huge club and a bunch of kobolds follow behind it."
"I... Uh... Sneak behind it and kick it the balls?"
"Chokki, I like your boyfriend."
"He's not my boyfriend, he's a rogue half elf!"

 

[JoeKerr]

It gives me really high expectations for what Chokki's mom is going to be like!

I am betting the house on her being the practical, no-nonsense, counterpart to her husband.

 

[Volcronia]

Like father, like daughter lol.

 

[Jackist]

The dad has terrible taste in shows. Wdym you get the culprit at the start?

You never watched Columbo? You obviously have the terrible taste in shows.